Saudi Arabia's offer of financial aid to China is an indication of the friendship between the two countries, its ambassador to China said last week.

King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz offered $50 million in cash and $10 million worth of relief materials to China three days after the Sichuan quake. It is the largest donation from a single foreign country.

"We offered such a large sum because China is a good friend to Saudi Arabia," Yahya bin Abdul-Kareem Al-Zaid, the Saudi ambassador to China, told China Daily in an interview on Friday.